Archive: 22/05/2019

Smokin' hut: Singapore's solution for cigarette puffers

Smokers in Singapore will no longer have to sneak a drag on the street, with the launch of the city-state's first air-conditioned "smoking cabin", but the experience won few fans among cigarette puffers on Wednesday.

May 22, 2019

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Q fever? A bigger threat to humans than thought

(HealthDay)—You've probably never heard of Q fever, but the bacterial disease may be sickening—and killing—more Americans than once believed, a new study suggests.

May 22, 2019

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Take a new view of aging

(HealthDay)—The way you view aging can affect how well you manage stress.

May 22, 2019

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Kwik Trip veggie trays again linked to salmonella

Wisconsin-based convenience store chain Kwik Trip has removed some vegetable trays from its stores after several reported illnesses in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

May 22, 2019

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Small shrew could make a big difference in dry eye research

Breakthroughs in health care can come from unusual places. Jianzhong Chen, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Optometry, and his colleagues may have discovered a new one for ...

May 22, 2019

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Exposing vaccine hesitant to real-life pain of diseases makes them more pro-vaccine

The re-introduction of measles, mumps and other previously eradicated diseases to the United States is nothing short of a public health crisis. Since Jan. 1, a staggering 880 individual cases of measles have been confirmed ...

May 22, 2019

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African Americans more likely to use aspirin to prevent heart attacks if peers support it

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States and disproportionately affects African Americans. For some people, taking a daily dose of aspirin is an effective, low cost option for preventing ...

May 22, 2019

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Largest report of its kind reveals the issues affecting adolescents today

Schools and society as a whole have a role to play in helping young people tackle numerous challenges around their health and wellbeing, researchers say.

May 22, 2019

A big neck may mean you need to improve your health

Neck circumference predicts a deadly cluster of cardiovascular risk factors, according to research presented at the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Congress (APSC) 2019.

May 22, 2019

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Why are those born in the rural South less healthy and prone to die sooner?

People born in rural communities in the South, especially in southern Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, may live shorter and less healthy lives than their counterparts elsewhere in the country, in part due to a high burden ...

May 22, 2019

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